Zhu Su was so confident because he did not expect that the confrontation between Mongolian and Han in the Yuan army had reached such a sharp point.
Even in the prisoner camps of the Ming army, when the Ming army clearly favored prisoners of Chinese Han origin, the Mongolian generals still dared to give orders to the Han people and rob them at every turn.
What about in normal times? Are the Mongols becoming more arrogant and domineering in the face of Han soldiers and Han people?
The solidification of classes will inevitably lead to oppression and humiliation. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China and the establishment of the four racial classes of the Mongols, Semu people, Han people, and Southerners, Dayuan has laid a pile of gunpowder that could explode at any time under the foundation of its rule. After all, oppression will inevitably lead to resistance, and this kind of resistance from the people at the bottom is often earth-shattering and cannot be extinguished.
The "Southerners", who were set as the lowest class by the Yuan Dynasty, have now successfully resisted, established the Ming Dynasty, and expelled the Yuan Zong Temple Sheji from outside the Great Wall. And the "Southerners" used to be at the bottom, but now they are the "Hans" who are at the bottom and are being bullied. How much dissatisfaction has they accumulated against the Mongols?
Historically, because Naha led his troops to surrender, these Han people were incorporated into the Ming Dynasty before their dissatisfaction broke out. In this current timeline, Zhu Su is looking forward to whether the seed he planted in advance can bring unexpected gains to Ming Dynasty.
The oppression in the prison camp temporarily disappeared. Because of Chang Mao's suppression, the Han and Mongols did not break out into conflicts like before. The two groups of people were repairing the Changli County city wall in peace for the time being, just like water in a well does not interfere with the river. But anyone could see the unusual atmosphere of tension between the two groups.
One after another, refugees from all over heard that a group of Ming troops were stationed in Changli County, and they came to seek refuge with their families. Zhu Su did not reject anyone who came and settled all these refugees in the county.
"Fifth brother, we can no longer take in refugees." It was fourth brother Zhu Di who spoke. These days, Zhu Di has been responsible for calming the morale of the army and boosting morale. "Now there are more and more refugees coming to the city to seek refuge. The military rations we are waiting to send out have far exceeded what the army itself consumes."
There have been an unusually large number of refugees coming to seek refuge in the past few days. It is obvious that someone deliberately drove the refugees away to the vicinity of Changli County. Who else could do this except Naha who was stationed near Yongping Mansion as the main force? Deliberately driving away the people was an almost instinctive tactic used by the nomads when dealing with the Central Plains regime.
Guo Xing, who was stationed in Jianchang Camp, responded by closing the camp and refusing to help the refugees. Although it sounds unethical, it is the most appropriate approach when facing such tactics.
"This is obviously Naha's plan to consume the rations of our Ming army. If this continues, before General Zhang He can transport the rations from the sea, I am afraid we will run out of rations first and the morale of the army will be shattered." Zhu Di was a little anxious. He patted the armrest of the chair and said, "Fifth brother, I know that you have a heart of benevolence and love for the people. But, don't be too benevolent as a woman!"
"If our army has no food, how can the soldiers fight bravely to kill the enemy? When the city is destroyed, won't the people be the same and end up being slaughtered?"
"Fourth brother, tell me, if Naha does such tricks, does it mean that he is going to send troops to attack us?" Zhu Su, however, touched his chin and answered the question.
Zhu Di was stunned and had no choice but to follow Zhu Su's words: "Yes. Now that the flags of our three brothers have been flying in Changli County for so many days, I think the sentry under Naha should have discovered it long ago."
"After all, Guo Xing and Yongping Mansion are short of troops. Although they are restrained by them, Naha still has the ability to send out a partial force to attack us."
"Now that his escape route is cut off, he urgently needs to find a new way out. Then he will most likely choose to attack our brothers."
"That's enough." Zhu Su closed the folding fan in his hand and smiled at Zhu Di: "We are short of food, and Naha will be even more short of food when he comes. He has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, and he will definitely not be able to do it just by looting. Obtain enough food and fodder for the army. Now, they are just sitting back and eating."
"Although we consume a lot of food, we will definitely not be able to outnumber the more than 100,000 troops sent by Naha. The one who is anxious should be Naha, not us. Before their army rations are exhausted, Naha will have a battle with us. .”
"It goes without saying that we lost, but if we can win, Naha, who has no chance of victory, will have to withdraw from the siege and escape. By then, the extra military rations in hand will be useless. Why not use it to help a few more people now? People."
"Moreover." Zhu Su patted the folding fan in his hand. "I have other ways to get food here."
"You mean, robbing food..." Zhu Di was stunned, dumbfounded by his brother's bold idea.
That is an army of more than 100,000 people. My brother actually wants to snatch food from the tiger's mouth?
Zhu Di was shocked, but also trembled with excitement.
Just as he was about to ask more questions, Di Meng hurried in from outside. Seeing Zhu Su, he knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Highness, Your Royal Highness. There is an urgent military situation."
"The Naha Police Department sent out a partial force of 50,000 people to attack us. Now, they have reached 20 miles north of the city!"
"Oh, tell me about Cao Cao, and Cao Cao is here." Zhu Su stood up, "Fourth brother, let's go take a look?"
"Let's go!" Zhu Di became excited when he heard that the battle was coming. Seeing Zhu Su's invitation, he immediately stood up and rushed to the north wall with Zhu Su.
Outside the city wall in the north, the sky was filled with smoke and dust, and the flags covered the sky. Zhu Su put down the monocular telescope in front of him and asked Di Meng, "Have you found out who leads this army?"
"Shao Xiaowei has sent people to find out. The general leading the army is a close associate of Naha, Pingzhang Guantong." Di Meng said.
"Guantong..." This is a name that Zhu Su has heard of. In history, Naha led the troops to surrender. It was Guantong who was frightened by the Ming army gathered at the border and took the lead in defecting to the Ming army. . Moreover, this Guantong later became the leader of the Ming army, leading Lan Yu's troops all the way across the desert and the vast sea, and successfully entered the Royal Court of Mobei.
"A general with a weak will..." Zhu Su made a judgment in his mind for this confidant of Naha's subordinates. Since he is a general with a weak will, as long as his confidence is defeated, his 50,000-strong army will naturally collapse.
"Lao Wu, do you already have a plan to defeat the enemy?" Looking at the dark 50,000-yuan army outside, the Ming army generals on the city were not experienced in battles after all, so they couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. stand up. Seeing the confident look on his brother's face, Zhu Xi felt happy and asked immediately.
"Plan?" Zhu Su deliberately smiled disdainfully. "With just a few Yuan troops, what strategy do we need? It's just that the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it with the soil."
"Second brother, don't worry. We have more than 10,000 troops and a city wall to rely on. We will not be captured so easily by these Yuan troops." As he said, he turned his head and deliberately loudly said to the surrounding soldiers: " Come, prepare some tea! My three brothers will sit on the tower and watch you fight off the invading enemies for our Ming Dynasty!"
(End of chapter)
